Maybe moving to Brighton, Anyone commute to London? How good a service is it? Nice area of Brighton to live in - recommendations?
Hove = more for your money, if you're renting. Lived in a flat on one of the roads leading down to Hove Lawns until 6mo ago and it was lovely. My partner tried commuting on Southern trains to Victoria for 6 months but it was absolutely shit, hence giving in and moving to London. Not a week went by when it wasn't severely delayed for some reason or other, in both directions. Extremely overcrowded and overpriced. If you want a seat you either have to go in before 6am or get the train from its starting point and be first on - ok for some of the Brighton trains but not if you're getting on at Hove / Shoreham etc.
Went back down to Brighton yesterday for a day out and it's a lovely place to live. I used to think it was full of south-eastern ****ers, but now having been in London, it seems really relaxed and friendly.
What's your budget? Buying or renting?
Brighton is ace.
Brighton is great, my daughter is living there very happily and I've good friends who lived and worked there for 10 years. It's a long commute to London on a daily basis, however. I know people who commute from Heywards Heath which is do-able buy IMO Brighton is too far for every day.
Lots of trains with too many passengers, reliability is not that bad (people only remember the bad journey's) but overcrowding is unfortunately. Until the line gets made up to 4 roads all the way to London it always will be.
Reliability seemed pretty poor to me - last winter I had to go and pick him up from Gatwick at least half a dozen times because the line was shut further down (typically due to flooding at Preston Park or similar).
I live in Lewes just outside Brighton and commute to Hammersmith every day. It's not actually that bad, and the train has only ever gone really bad once in two years. That was ****ing awful though...
Brighton is amazing, as long as you like nightlife, restaurants, the beach, friendly vibe etc
Avoid living in Whitehawk, moulescoomb, colddean, which are all in brighton....East of brighton ( peace haven etc) is ok but quiet, west of brighton ( hove and Shoreham) is nice
Crap football team 😉
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You've also got stanmer park and the South Downs way on your door step, if cyclings your thing 😀